Current Affairs for Civil Services

1. #Srebrenica
By: Harveer Singh
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2. #Srebrenica
• Multiethnic Yugoslavia was the
federation of Republics
–Slovenia
–Croatia
–Serbia
–Bosnia
–Montenegro
–Macedonia
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3. • With the death of Tito, the rise of
nationalism led to disintegration
of these Yugoslav Republics.
• Milosevic Fomented hatred.
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4. The Disintegration
–1991: Croatia and Slovenia
–1992: Macedonia
–1992: Bosnia and Herzegovina
–2006: Serbia and Montenegro
–2008: Kosovo
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5. Bosnia War
• 1992-1995
• Bosnian President: Alija Izetbegovic
• Bosnian Serb Leader: Rodovan
Karadzic
• Ended with Dayton Agreement
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6. • Three towns in eastern Bosnia–Srebrenica,
Zepa and Gorazde–remained under control of
the Bosnian government.
• The U.N. had declared these enclaves “safe
havens” in 1993, protected by international
peacekeeping forces.
• On July 11, 1995 : Bosnian Serb forces
advanced on Srebrenica, overwhelming a
battalion of Dutch peacekeeping forces
stationed there.
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7. • Estimates of Bosniaks killed by Serb forces at
Srebrenica range from around 7,000 to more
than 8,000.
• A recent UN resolution to classify the killings
as an act of genocide was vetoed by Russia − a
move that pleased Serbia.
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